Officer arrested for drugs withdraws appeal, quits

10:43 PM,
Sep. 20, 2013

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An officer with the Murfreesboro Police Department who was arrested for trading a television for prescription painkillers has withdrawn his objection to being fired, according to City Manager Rob Lyons.

Andrew Messick requested a due process hearing Sept. 10 to contest Lyons' decision to terminate his employment, according to city documents. However, Messick withdrew his request and resigned from the force earlier this week, Lyons said.

Messick and his wife, Crystal Messick, were arrested July 22 by Agent Bryan Noel of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after Noel observed the ...